Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Tuesday, May 12, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder and assault for shooting two women, seriously injuring one of them in May 2023, as reported.
“This defendant opened fire on a crowded Bronx sidewalk in the middle of the afternoon,” Clark said. “His intended target was hit twice, suffering grievous injuries. Another victim was hit in the leg. With this lengthy prison sentence justice has been served. I hope this sentence will give the two victims and their families peace of mind.”
Clark said the defendant, Carlos Rivera, 66, of East 178th Street in The Bronx was sentenced on May 11 to 15 years in prison and five years post release supervision by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Verena Powell. She said Rivera was convicted by a jury of attempted murder in the first-degree, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on March 6…